September 22, 2011
I've never disliked anything more than a game called Marble Run. It's a big box of pieces that when you put them together correctly creates this magical structure that boys LOVE. I hide the box all the time just so the boys can't see it or play with it. As soon as they even get a glimpse of the box, they scream, "Mom, help us build Marble Run!" I think, "This is the worst invention ever!"
Well, Derek found the box! Brennan was at school and Clint was out of town, so I tell Derek he'd have to wait for Brennan to get home. After an hour of pleading, I cave in. I pull out the "map" as Derek calls it and start to call out for the colored pieces I'd need to build the tower. Of course Derek picks out the hardest one!
I finish building and I'm getting a lot faster. It only took 15 min. When I first started we were looking at a good hour. It was painful!
When the tower was build, we test out the first marble and success! It made it down all the tubes on the correct side and through all all of the slides and spinners. Then Caleb comes over and sees this magical contraption and he wants to play too.... One big problem, we only have one marble! So then I spend the next half-hour searching for more marbles for Marble Run. The big bag of marbles I got from the dollar store are a hair too big and get stuck in the spinners. Really? There is a specific and special size of marble required for this thing? Derek was getting sick of sharing his marble with Caleb and the screaming starts. I finally find another marble and just before I'm going to lose it.
I guess I'll lose the rest of my marbles another day. For now, Marble Run is safely hid for another few months!
